Expanded Homicide Data Table 12

Murder Circumstances, 2005–2009

Circumstances	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Total	14,965	15,087	14,915	14,204	13,636
Felony type total:	2,189	2,472	2,204	2,115	2,020
Rape	45	32	32	22	24
Robbery	930	1,053	935	930	849
Burglary	91	80	86	88	105
Larceny-theft	12	16	10	18	13
Motor vehicle theft	32	16	20	20	23
Arson	39	27	59	27	38
Prostitution and commercialized vice	13	8	11	8	6
Other sex offenses	9	18	10	12	10
Narcotic drug laws	597	806	590	500	487
Gambling	2	4	4	15	5
Other–not specified	419	412	447	475	460
Suspected felony type	45	57	67	100	56
Other than felony type total:	7,096	7,328	7,165	6,979	6,728
Romantic triangle	118	104	105	102	87
Child killed by babysitter	26	27	35	50	28
Brawl due to influence of alcohol	123	106	118	130	116
Brawl due to influence of narcotics	97	53	65	70	93
Argument over money or property	210	198	192	193	203
Other arguments	3,718	3,644	3,695	3,560	3,334
Gangland killings	96	121	78	135	180
Juvenile gang killings	756	864	678	700	715
Institutional killings	12	22	11	14	10
Sniper attack	2	2	1	7	1
Other–not specified	1,938	2,187	2,187	2,018	1,961
Unknown	5,635	5,230	5,479	5,010	4,832